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2026 Week 11 Houston Cougars Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
frone 8
RedBarracuda25 9
RiffRamBahZoo 9
TaylorLeprechaun 9 +2
ColombianInIowa24 10 28.81 - [7-2] Cincinnati is beat back. Up next, Iowa State. (Modes: 22 & 38, Median: 24)
dabul-master 10
Muffinnnnnnn 10
skuhlke 10
Bill3ffinMurray 11
ch1l1_ch33s3 11
Corgi_Koala 11
deadtofall12 11
Hey_Its_Roomie 11
spsellers 11
Stoneador 11 4 | 23 | 56
TheNSAAgent777 11
bernkastel87 12
BUSean 12
bwburke94 12 +6.937864 (LW: #23)
chillmagic420 12
cinciforthewin 12
CPiGuy2728 12
Inkblot9 12
Jerrywelfare 12
jjjoebox 12
joebob431 12
Justanother_0 12
NyquillusDillwad20 12
OKgolfer 12 LW: 14. Best win: #18 Oklahoma State. Worst loss: #4 Texas Tech
sickmemes48 12
SlaminSammons 12
SwissArmyScythe 12 +3
texas2089 12
velociraptorfarmer 12
Acm0028 13
AJ_CC 13
BearsAreGreat1 13
brucewaynewins 13
Conn3er 13
cyclonepsycho 13
DavoinShower-handle 13
douchebagjack 13 Best 3 Wins: Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, U.C.F..
2 Losses: Texas Tech, Utah.
Beating Cincy helps the cause a lot. They have two quality losses. but Cincy and OKST are they're only good wins
Drexlore 13
Euphoric_Relative_13 13
ewolfy13 13
flyingcircusdog 13
hascogrande 13
Helifino 13
hythloday1 13
IceColdDrPepper_Here 13
Jay_Dubbbs 13
jimbobbypaul 13
jrichardh 13
KansasEF5Tornado 13
kflinderman 13
Klaassy23 13
Luigiatl 13
MADBuc49 13 +1
Maladroit44 13
ManiacalBlazer 13 79.910
MemeLovingLoser 13 Score 73.95 (▲ 2.45) | Place Change: ▲ 6 | Previous Rank: 19th | Wins Composite Rank: 18th | SoS Composite Rank: 16th | Margin of Victory Rank: 29th | Penalties Composite Rank: 70th | Yardage Composite Rank: 23rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 16th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 1st | Other Stats Rank: 57th
monkeymatt1836 13
noahthearc 13
Our-Gardian-Angel 13
Pure_Protein_Machine 13
redrumsoxLoL 13 Houston defeated Cincinnati in a close game and stays in contention. They move up because of teams ahead of them losing.
RegionalBias 13
romulusjsp 13
shifty1032231 13
StFuzzySlippers 13
Striker743 13 Up 3 - losses to #1 and #11 on the road, beat #27 Ok St
strikersteve60 13
SufferingfOrLife 13
Techwid 13
TopGoose 13
Tornadohunter24 13 [7-2, 4-2 Big 12] (+3) | SOR: #20 | Notable Results: L 26-28 @ #7 Texas Tech [8-1], W 35-32 vs HM Oklahoma State [6-3], L 13-21 @ #1 Utah [9-0], W 31-24 vs Cincinnati [5-4] |
vanburen1845 13
w8w8 13
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 13 (+1)
12panther 14
A_Rolling_Baneling 14
BallSoHerd 14
BananaBouquet 14
bannista7 14
BendrickLamar19 14
Blazeth 14
Blooblod 14
bretticus733 14
Cassiyus 14
COLU_BUS 14
CptCheese 14
cvsprinter1 14 2-loss
DarthYoda2594 14
eclectic_tastes 14
ehoefler 14 81.05 | +4
fredmerc111 14
fshi 14
GatorBolt 14
GeauxTri 14 7-2. Beat Cincinnati and owns wins over Oklahoma State and Kansas State. Losses are to Texas Tech and undefeated Utah against one of the nation's toughest schedules.
grey_pilgrim_ 14
HelioOne 14
Hugefootballfan44 14
IAmAChemicalEngineer 14
jrluhn 14
laprasrules 14
mellolizard 14
Pollaski 14
redwave2505 14
retnuh101 14
Ruhrgebietheld 14
ruwisc 14
scronko 14
seaotter2 14
Shion314 14
SpadeRyker 14
sroach91 14
TheUltimate721 14
TheZachster 14
ToeInDigDeep 14 Loss to Texas Tech, Utah
visor841 14
Wescat 14
_fastball 15
ALStark69 15 +3; handled a feisty Cincinnati team
Bank_Gothic 15 UH isn't one of the best teams in the Big 12. It's the team the best teams in the Big 12 beat to prove they're the best. Tough sledding for the Coogs to take two one-score losses on the road to No. 1 Utah and No. 11 Tech. If Houston keeps winning they will keep moving up, but wins over Baylor, WVU, and CU won't put them in the playoffs.
CambodianDrywall 15
CFBHurts 15
Ch-i-ef 15
cornholesurfer 15
DataDrivenPirate 15
Dropbackandpunt 15
dubscurry30 15 +2
G-Aardvark 15
grtgbln 15
halldaylong 15
HieloLuz 15
ikindalikelemons 15
Jakesnake42 15 Okay resume with a win over OkSt. Not much else to speak on here. Last Week: E21
JamoRedhead 15
justsaynotoreddit 15
LiptonCB 15
MahjongDaily 15
mcdsmaster8824 15
owlalwaysloveyew 15
Pikachu1989 15
Player_1_has_Joined 15
PSUMediaPA 15
Rcfan0902 15 1419.49 (+5)
ShogunAshoka 15
tdeff19 15
Texasagsman 15
tomdawg0022 15
WarEagle9 15
zenverak 15
Zloggt 15 A Big 12 title (and a big win in Arlington) can still be at play!
0010MK 16
Bereft13 16 Power: 17, SoR: 14; LW: 18
blahblehblahwhoru 16
BlueFalcon89 16
BuckeyeForLife95 16 2.95
ChaseTheFalcon 16
colton_97 16
Daigotsu 16
DarkLegend64 16
diehardcubforever 16
dukemetoo 16
e8odie 16
elnino550 16
galacticdude7 16 Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: @Texas Tech (26-28), @Utah (13-21)

Comment: Interesting conundrum of comparing Houston and BYU. BYU has the better win (Notre Dame), but they also had the worse loss (@UCF), so ultimately I went with Houston > BYU
HideNZeke 16
KJdkaslknv 16
malowry0124 16
Noelthemexican 16
Noy_Telinu 16 Only 2 losses are to the 2 teams likely to be in the Big 12 champ game.
olmsted 16
plannedsickdays 16
Rakarei 16
SIMBONEGTP 16
sirvalkyerie 16
smartkeg 16 Houston's 31–24 win over Cincinnati keeps them moving in the right direction. At 7–2, the Cougars have earned a place in the poll, though I would need a stronger statement against top-tier competition to move them higher.
spmartin1993 16
srs_house 16
Staind075 16
the_neverdoctor 16
ya111101 16
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 17
BorisNumber1 17
boxbeat 17
budget_um 17
Chipsahoy523 17 +1
CRedds19 17
dschinghiskhan 17
EpicSchwinn 17
grjohnst 17
Hackasizlak 17
JBonkies 17
jmac_21 17
jonstark19 17
Longvols 17
MemeofMemeJTG999999 17 (7-2) (up 2)
W: 31-24 vs Cincinnati (5-4)
Next Week: @ Colorado (3-6)
Projected Bowl: Alamo Bowl vs Oregon
RJEP22 17
royrules22 17
sgtshenanigans 17 Houston gets a nice win this week against Cincinnati. The Cougars have close losses against good teams but lack a signature win. They will need to win out and get some help to make the playoffs in my rankings.
sirgippy 17 GippyRank Quality of Results expected rank: 16.1. Central 80% interval: 4–31. Top-25 probability: 84%.
T-Thugs 17 Houston is 7-2 with wins over Oklahoma St (6-3) and Cincinnati (5-4). lost to utah and texas tech
TDenverFan 17
bladefencer 18 0.846, +1, Pow: 17, Off: 27, Def: 20, SOR: 17
daredassdude 18
GenialGiant 18
nbingham196 18
placid_salad 18 LW: #17 Not much movement after a 7-point win over #57 Cincinnati, bolstered by their solid schedule as their worst FBS opponent is #89 L State
SCsprinter13 18
Sometimeswelose 18
Tarmacked 18 I would have them higher up but the Tech loss is really aggravating and just drags them down as Tech looks sloppier every week.
tdoger 18
The-Gothic-Castle 18
True_Ad5324 18 Up 2
Cecil_Hardboner 19
Hobbes_121 19
Lex_Ludorum 19
mthompson2320 19 LW: 18
one98d 19
Pablo49 19 742
TimeBroken 19
titansfan174 19
UNC_Samurai 19
cyberchaox 20
JustAManAndHisLaptop 20
luckroy 20
PeteyNice 20
Pyromania1983 20
Roscoe_Filburn 20
SearonTrejorek 20 0.73902
studio_sally 20
TolkienFan71 20
AlphaH4wk 21
djowen68 21
ExternalTangents 21 89.0%
r0sco 21
52hoova 22
Cars-and-Coffee 22
ChBass 22 UH is 9th in the power ratings. They have a top-20 offense and defense, and their best win is against #23 power rated Oklahoma State. The loss to #47 power rated Texas Tech continues to haunt them.
RobertNeyland 22
BoukenGreen 23
NotSoSuperNerd 23 1.419 [9.08-2.92]
PlactusTX 23 LW: 20 | Tier 3 | W Cincinnati
bakonydraco 24 82.071 (7-2)
infinitempg 25 0.754, +9
Terminal_BAS 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
BigGamesShouldCount 5
logace444444444 7
1Subject 8
ThompsonCreekTiger 9 T-13th Win %, 9th SOS, 23rd SR
CallMeTheKing 10 .859
grahamca 10 T13ᵗʰ W/L, T7ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 9ᵗʰ Team Strength, 19ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
The_Stratman 10
alexjcode_com 11 819
666PeaceKeepaGirl 12
bocnj 12
bryophyta_insolitam 12
jwrtf 12
Nervous_Metal_9445 12
ogsmurf826 12
ResearchFlaky5912 12 Despite Cincinnati's falling out, Houston's win over them is still a boost. Houston rises in the ranks here on account of multiple teams falling out in front of them.
SpectralHydra 12
Star_Wars_Sith 12
ted1995 12
Blazemaster77 13
d1sportsball 13
Delicious_Fig5384 13
divey043 13
DownshiftGD 13
drewscottt 13 +2
GreenAndYellow12 13 0.507 (+4)
idnttcrisis 13
KevinDoesSports 13
Kirkwood641 13
loneSTAR_06 13
NebraskaPlainsman 13
tbraptors 13
thatoneguyD13 13 Tier 4
undercover_hot_dog 13
XVW55 13
ad51603 14
ArlyntheAwesome 14
beckett929 14
bruhstevenson 14
ChunkyMarx 14
CinemaWithPsalty 14
Dramatic-Squash-6538 14
geordieColt88 14
Hastronaut 14
jackmc04 14 (-6)
JackWK_Gaming 14
jibberishdhyukl 14
LightningDusty 14 ↑3
m3owzika 14
meristematic 14
MyAngelMiraidon 14 +3 - Beat Cinci
Original_Profile8600 14
RealityComps 14
SaguaroCactus19 14
Spazzatack 14
TailgateLegend 14
AoA_nB1 15
bigred91224 15
BoilerUp28 15
BoNnnnfhir 15
buccaneerboy22 15
GrimmacingGrinny 15
MillerHighLifeStan 15
myworld3 15
ninjatown23 15 Houston holds onto a top 15 spot, dropping one spot due to Alabama’s big win.
OG_Felwinter 15
Ok_Boysenberry716 15
penix4heisman 15
Rishik01 15
samtaylor92 15
shouldajustsaid_yeah 15
SportsCat4 15
WBLwiffleball 15
Yelich04 15 ^3 (#7 2-loss team,
70277027 16
chief_sitass 16
DillyDillySzn 16
FoodCourtDruid 16
g_trechel 16
HereComesNightTime 16
Isthmus11 16
josh55134 16
MiserableConfusion74 16
NoOutdoorSoup 16
PsychologicalFox8660 16
Pyroblockx 16
S2OP 16 (+5)
DarthGlazer 17
EL-YEO 17
FrontRunner51 17 (+1)
GenuineBoss 17
gohncell 17
Impossible-Still-349 17 (-1) victim of chaos they're not involved in
owl-bears 17
Scottyfer 17
Arago_ 18
BlueRFR3100 18
Effective-Lead-6657 18 (19)
Flaky_Bit6733 18
fm22fnam 18 -2
JJones927 18
KansasChaser2021 18
Pure-Shirt-5831 18
saquad69 18
-MrWrightt- 19
ChiTrojan2 19
dee3Poh 19 .330 (.13 STDEV)
hbh110 19
isrealball 19
LegionMammal978 19 (+11) GS .846, TS 2571: 40.9% #31 Cincinnati + 34.6% #34 Oklahoma State + 19.6% #46 UCF + 3.2% #72 Kansas State + 0.9% #90 Oregon State + 0.8% #92 Georgia Southern = 100% #16 Texas Tech + 0% #1 Utah.
manbeqrpig 19
ndbfsu22 19
qwop00 19
rt13wx 19
SomerandomIDFBfan 19
Tortillero96 19 +2
W (7-2) H +7 vs Cincinnati (unranked)
L (6-2) A -8 vs Utah (7)
W (6-1) H +3 vs Oklahoma St (21)
W (5-1) A +19 vs Kansas State (unranked)
W (4-1) H +10 vs UCF (unranked)
W (3-1) A +14 vs GA Southern (unranked)
L (2-1) A -2 vs Texas Tech (12)
W (2-0) H +71 vs Southern U (unranked)
W (1-0) H +13 vs Oregon State (unranked)
Applesaucemannus 20
johnjones55 20
jtchr33 20
SignificanceFirm2398 20
TyRoland06 20
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 21 7-2; score +0.90 = blend +1.23 -0.33 results; Q1/Q2 wins 0/0; losses Q1,Q1
Forsaken_Forever_678 21
Kyrosiv 21
mathwrath55 21
GDSamstag 22
jtsmd2 22
ianmcmoney 23 78.98%
Piptit 23
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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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